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ISHAR (Integrative Studies Historical Archive & Repository) is an academic reference library. We offer tens of thousands of free, qualified academic sources on a range of topics, the main coverage of which includes:

Integrative Health(Medical sources): All subjects relating to integrative medical or psychological health. A few examples include acupuncture’s palliative effects, yoga’s health benefits, meditation’s psychological benefits and Ayurveda’s efficacy. This is the largest section in ISHAR.

Integrative Culture(Historical, Psychological, Literary & Anthropological sources): All subjects relating to cultural, historical and social aspects of belief systems, cosmologies, gender issues, spirituality, belief systems and practices. This section is under development, but a preview is available below.

The contents of ISHAR include sources with varying levels of content: basic bibliographic sources, formalized abstract sources, full-length medical studies, abstracts of humanities sources, full-length humanities sources and complete journal sources. These sources can be searched through traditional methods (search bar, categories and tags) or by using the ISHAR Holistic mindmap as a knowledge-discovery device.

ISHAR wants to expand the availability of cultural knowledge, the nuances of belief systems, and the ideas that devotees truly embrace. If you are a clergy-member, practitioner, scholar or expert, please contact us and tell us your area of expertise. Share your beliefs with ISHAR, and we will share them with the world.